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United Drug PLC21 November 2006 United Drug Plc 21st November 2006 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity International dated 16 November 2006 to United Drug Plc,Received by United Drug Plc on the 19 November 2006 ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER THE U.K.COMPANIES ACT 1985. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILS THEDISCLOSABLE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, THE ENCLOSED DISCLOSURECONSTITUTES SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED SOLELYFOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT ANYOF THESE ENTITIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT WITH RESPECT TO THESE INTERESTS. THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPANIES ACT.THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. FORDISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED(FIL) AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT TERESA GARRY ON [email protected] OR VIA FAX ON 01737 837 450. TERESA GARRY REGULATORY REPORTING ANALYST Amendment 43 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 67 to 88 -- IRISH COMPANIES ACT, 1990 1. Company in which shares are held: United Drug Plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & ResearchCompany (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity ManagementTrust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee orinvestment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A forlisting of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf ofauthorized unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption fromreporting pursuant to Section 209(1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separatenotifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposesof clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMRCorp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limitedand its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as agroup or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they arerequired to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercisea right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise ofsuch rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By__ Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. SCHEDULE A AMENDMENT#43 SECURITY: UNITED DRUG PLC CURRENT OWNERSHIP 9.85%PERCENTAGETotal Shares held 22,026,261SHARES IN ISSUE 223,735,669 CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE (2,275,125)LAST FILING: ORDINARY SHARES SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME906,695 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO1,410,100 FPM JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH69,500 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON2,629,050 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO302,866 FISL JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH16,615,060 FIL BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX92,990 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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